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FAA accident report · Beech 35 · Gordonville, TX · March 29, 2015

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Date
March 29, 2015 · 16:00 local
Place
Gordonville, TX
Airport
Cedar Mills
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N80462
NTSB investigation
NTSBCEN15LA183
Reported as
Beech 35
Reported engine
Continental E225-8
People aboard
4
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
4
Pilot’s certificate
Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
2,165 total1,513 in this make and model30 in the last 90 days
N80462Registration cancelled Mar 6, 2018 · Beech 35S/N D-62 · Built 1947Airframe modelBeech 35Engine modelContinental E185 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

On March 29, 2015, about 1600 central daylight time, a Beech 35, single-engine airplane, N80462, was

Substantially damaged after impacting terrain during initial climb at Cedar Mills Airport (3T0),

Gordonville, Texas. The pilot and one passenger were seriously injured, and two passengers sustained

Minor injuries. The airplane was registered to and operated by a private individual. Day visual

Meteorological conditions (VMC) prevailed at the time of the accident and a flight plan had not been

Filed for the 14 code of federal regulations part 91 personal flight which was destined for tyler

Pounds regional airport (tyr), tyler, Texas.

The pilot reported that during his soft field takeoff from the turf runway the airplane had lifted off

At an indicated airspeed of 80 mph. As the airplane neared the departure end of the runway the pilot

Noticed the airplane was not climbing as expected, the indicated airspeed seemed unreliable, and the

Controls felt mushy and near stall speed. The airplane then impacted trees and the roof of an

Unoccupied home. The engine separated and fell inside the home which resulted in a structure fire that

Substantially damaged the home. The airplane impacted terrain about 50 feet from the burning home and

Came to rest upright after impacting two nearly full propane storage tanks. There was no release of

Propane and there was no postimpact fire at the location of the main wreckage. Several persons at

Another nearby home witness the impact and responded immediately to assist the four occupants to exit

The wreckage.

As the FAA filed it

ON MARCH 29, 2015, ABOUT 1600 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, A BEECH 35, SINGLE-ENGINE AIRPLANE, N80462, WAS

SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED AFTER IMPACTING TERRAIN DURING INITIAL CLIMB AT CEDAR MILLS AIRPORT (3T0),

GORDONVILLE, TEXAS. THE PILOT AND ONE PASSENGER WERE SERIOUSLY INJURED, AND TWO PASSENGERS SUSTAINED

MINOR INJURIES. THE AIRPLANE WAS REGISTERED TO AND OPERATED BY A PRIVATE INDIVIDUAL. DAY VISUAL

METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS (VMC) PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT AND A FLIGHT PLAN HAD NOT BEEN

FILED FOR THE 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS PART 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT WHICH WAS DESTINED FOR TYLER

POUNDS REGIONAL AIRPORT (TYR), TYLER, TEXAS.

THE PILOT REPORTED THAT DURING HIS SOFT FIELD TAKEOFF FROM THE TURF RUNWAY THE AIRPLANE HAD LIFTED OFF

AT AN INDICATED AIRSPEED OF 80 MPH. AS THE AIRPLANE NEARED THE DEPARTURE END OF THE RUNWAY THE PILOT

NOTICED THE AIRPLANE WAS NOT CLIMBING AS EXPECTED, THE INDICATED AIRSPEED SEEMED UNRELIABLE, AND THE

CONTROLS FELT MUSHY AND NEAR STALL SPEED. THE AIRPLANE THEN IMPACTED TREES AND THE ROOF OF AN

UNOCCUPIED HOME. THE ENGINE SEPARATED AND FELL INSIDE THE HOME WHICH RESULTED IN A STRUCTURE FIRE THAT

SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED THE HOME. THE AIRPLANE IMPACTED TERRAIN ABOUT 50 FEET FROM THE BURNING HOME AND

CAME TO REST UPRIGHT AFTER IMPACTING TWO NEARLY FULL PROPANE STORAGE TANKS. THERE WAS NO RELEASE OF

PROPANE AND THERE WAS NO POSTIMPACT FIRE AT THE LOCATION OF THE MAIN WRECKAGE. SEVERAL PERSONS AT

ANOTHER NEARBY HOME WITNESS THE IMPACT AND RESPONDED IMMEDIATELY TO ASSIST THE FOUR OCCUPANTS TO EXIT

THE WRECKAGE.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB CEN15LA183Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportGordonville, TXThe pilot's decision to depart from an upsloping, soft grass runway at or near the airplane's maximum gross weight and with a high density altitude, which increased the airplane's ground roll and placed the airplane in close proximity to trees during the…Mar 29, 2015 · Substantial damage